JV Football Roundup: Sept. 24

Highlights: Moorpark — The defense turned in a dominate performance with an interception by Ryan Bair and a fumble recovery by Brandon Hughes. Grant Rohach threw three touchdown passes to Bobby Eckert and one to Jordan Guerrero. Guerrero also kicked a 25-yard field goal. Alex Tolliver returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Corey Lee and Johnny Wolverton scored on touchdown runs. Moorpark improves to 3-0. Ventura drops to 1-1.

RIO MESA 21, NEWBURY PARK 17

Highlights: Rio Mesa — Tanner Wrout rushed for 246 yards on 11 carries. Wrout scored the deciding touchdown with 1:06 remaining. Wrout also had a 75-yard run. Jordan Nunnery rushed 15 times for 72 yards and a touchdown.. Nunnery had an interception. The Spartans (2-0) turned the ball over five times, but the Panthers could not take advantage. Newbury Park — Taylor Zander led the offense with 92 yards on 18 carries and two touchdowns. Zander had seven receptions from Luke Civita for 38 yards. Zander kicked a 30-yard field goal at the end of the first half, giving the Panthers (1-1) a 17-14 lead. Myles Harvey rushed eight times for 66 yards, recovered a fumble and had an interception. Austin Ebner and Kamana Keohohu had interceptions. Vayden Malpasuto had eight tackles and a sack.

SIMI VALLEY 20, PACIFICA 12

Highlights: Pacifica — Dennis Taylor scored on a 26-yard run to open the scoring. Taylor finished with 156 yards rushing on 23 carries. Nick Davis connected with Vincent Barnes on a 6-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. Davis finished 15 for 23 for 173 yards passing for Pacifica (0-1-1). Steven Nguyen and Augie Flores led the defense in tackles. Michael Fontenot and Efrain Galvan played well on the defensive line.

ROYAL 21, CHAMINADE 14

Highlights: Royal — Quarterback Trevor Kanteman threw for three touchdowns to three different receivers in this thriller. The defense was anchored by Colin Gordon, Cody Mann and Bobby Sojka. Sojka returned an interception for 30 yards to set up the first touchdown, a 25-yard strike to Logan Bateman from Kanteman. Tyler Sundeen made a leaping 20-yard touchdown catch at the end of the first half to put Royal up 14-8. The defense put together an impressive hard-hitting goal-line stand late in the third quarter to maintain the lead. Late in the fourth quarter with the score tied 14-14, Cody Mann sacked the Chaminade quarterback which led to a fumble recovery by Colin Gordon. The Highlanders offense then marched down 45 yards to score the game winning touchdown on a 10-yard pass to Mann from Kanteman with 22 seconds left. The drive was set up by a 35-yard pass play from Kanteman to Sundeen. Devonte Riley and Anthony Brown ran hard behind an effective front line for the Highlanders with Brown picking up key first downs throughout the game. Royal (1-1) improves plays Friday at Ventura (1-1).

WESTLAKE 35, SAUGUS 20

Highlights: Westlake — Quarterback Cody Tuttle completed 10 of 20 passes for 135 yards. Tuttle added 29 yards rushing for the 2-0 Warriors. Zack Mumford opened the game with a touchdown run for 73 yards. Tyler McGee had 123 yards receiving and a key kickoff return near the end of the game into Saugus territory. Adam Augustyn had 18 carries for 93 yards and three touchdowns. The offensive line was led by Jordie Hannel and Keith Ramljak. The secondary shut down the Saugus passing game. The defense was led by David Ortiz, Cody Tuttle, Garrett Hardy and Hayden Doyle.

FILLMORE 21, BISHOP DIEGO 12

Highlights: Fillmore — The offensive line played well. Sammy Orozco had two touchdowns and Collin Farrar had one. The defense played well. Orozco kicked three PATs. Jacob Perez played well at defensive line. Mario Hernandez ran the ball well. Fillmore improves to 2-1.

OAK PARK 20, MORRO BAY 6

Highlights: Oark Park — The defense was led by Dominick Ju (8 tackles), Taylor Espinoza (3 tackles), Vincent Bellinghiere, Morgan Leinwohl, and Luca Bruno held visiting Morro Bay to less than 150 yards of total offense and only one score. Quarterback Jared Cline was 7 of 11 for 108 yards and three touchdowns. Receivers Johnny Katz, Nick Fahn and Ju all caught touchdown passes. Anton SanFilippo played well and had an interception. Standouts on both sides of the ball were Corey Shender, Mark Flamer, and Yanir Klibanov. Oak Park (2-0) hosts Don Lugo today at 4:30 p.m.

SAN LUIS OBISPO 35, OXNARD 14

Highlights: Oxnard — Grant Weiss rushed for 137 yards on 18 carries. Oscar Sandoval scored Oxnard’s first touchdown with a 1-yard run. Sandoval completed a 65-yard touchdown pass to Zach Wimberly to cut the game to 21-14 with eight minutes left in the fourth quarter. Oxnard’s defense than stopped the Tigers on the next three plays. The Tigers than executed a 70-yard fake punt for a touchdown to pull away with six minutes left to make it 28-14. The Tigers returned an interception for the final score. Oxnard played well on defense as DeShawn Watson, Adrian Padilla and Matt Mutt led the team in tackles. Alex Monreal and Johnny Rodrigues each had sacks.

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CHANNEL ISLANDS 24, SANTA CLARA 0

Highlights: Channel Islands — Quarterback Angel Sapien connected on a 25-yard touchdown pass to Paul Vasquez as the Raiders are 3-0. Running back Richard Gray had an 86-yard touchdown run and finished with 165 yards. Sapien scored on a quarterback sneak. The Raiders defense played well, sacking the quarterback for a safety.

MOORPARK 36, VENTURA 13

Highlights: Moorpark — The Musketeers scored 30 unanswered points to improve to 2-1. Sean Berry completed 8 of 10 passes for 195 yards. Aaron Statton scored three touchdowns. John Chapman scored on a 3-yard run and Conner Crist scored on 35-yard pass from Berry. Marion Morales, Tony Mack, Tanner McGrath where standouts on defense. Ventura — Keenan Davis and Nico Lopez (22-yard touchdown run) sparked the offense. Colin Austin played well on defense. A touchdown by Leo Camacho tied the game at 6-6 and Chris Czechorowski extra point put the Cougars up 7-6. The ensuing kick off was recovered by Ventura’s Gabe Villolobos, but the Cougars fumbled into the end zone on the drive. The Cougars defense held and blocked the punt, by Lopez and recovered at the 22-yard line by Joe Russell. The Cougars marched again inside the Moorpark 5-yard line with that drive ending in a fumble. Ventura (1-1) plays host to Royal today at 4 p.m.

NEWBURY PARK 34, RIO MESA 14

Highlights: Newbury Park — After Rio Mesa (1-1) botched the snap on the punt of its first series, Newbury Park (2-0) took over on the Spartans 25 and scored five plays later on a 12-yard run by Austin deMaille. Conor Stephen’s extra point kick made it 7-0. Ricky Davis intercepted Gabriel Guongtrar’s pass four plays later, returning the ball to the Spartans 44. On second down, Panthers quarterback Ben Okun passed 37 yards to Max Quiroz for the second touchdown. Stephen’s kick made it 14-0. The Spartans then went on a eight-play drive only to be stopped by a deMaille interception, which he returned to the Spartans 33. Davis threw a 26-yard touchdown pass to Kyle Cosgrove. Okun would score on a 3-yard run, capping an 11-play drive with three minutes left in the first half. Rio Mesa scored its first touchdown late in the second quarter. The Panthers scored on their first drive of the second half on a three yard run by deMaille. Both teams played the remainder of the game with their reserves, Kurt McCormack led the Panthers defense with eight tackles. Davis, deMaille and Alex Hackett all had interceptions for the Panthers. Okun completed 10 of 12 passes for 142 yards and two touchdowns. Rio Mesa — Martel Tyler rushed 16 times for 145 yards, scoring on runs of 1 and 60 yards. Daniel Gonzalez kicked two PATs. Tyler also made eight tackles on defense and returned two kickoffs for 53 yards. The defense was led by linebacker Matt Espinoza who was in on 11 tackles.

ROYAL 14, CHAMINADE 13

Highlights: Royal — Leon Striker scored on a 2-yard run. Garrett Houghton scored the winning touchdown. Eric Jones had an 18-yard run The Highlanders (2-0) had an interception by Parker Meintzer. Chad Gunn set up good field position for the first score with a blocked kick. Robbie Cole and Erin Hebert blocked well. Hebert and Gunn had key sacks in the second half. Striker had a fumble recovery. Two crucial defensive stands, led by Kyle Jaeger and Chadd Gunn, sealed the win. Royal plays at Ventura today.

WESTLAKE 42, SAUGUS 12

Highlights: Westlake — The defense allowed only 71 total yards of offense. Jake Rothschiller had two interceptions and the dominant effort by the defensive line was led by Tony Mekari and Brennan Ray. The offense had another big day led by Dashon Hunt and Justin Moore. Running back Dashon Hunt totaled 112 yards on six carries and two touchdowns. Quarterback Justin Moore was 6 of 10 for 143 yards and two touchdowns. Moore also rushed for a touchdown. The Warriors host Hart this week.

OXNARD 21, SAN LUIS OBISPO 14

Highlights: Oxnard — Paolo Cantos threw for one touchdown, while running for 52 yards and a touchdown. Bryant Stewart threw a touchdown pass to Michael Perez, who was on the receiving end of two touchdowns. Abner Melendez rushed for 83 yards, Montre Lee rushed for 67 yards. Oscar Garcia ran for 43 yards. David Tellez had three PATs. Defensively, Benito Moran had three solo sacks and four tackles for a loss. Sean Huntsinger and David Andrade added two sacks each. Victor Lopez recorded six tackles on the afternoon. Oxnard is 2-0.